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A photograph of a temple ritual with several men seated on stone steps beside black stone shivalingams. The central man, bare-chested with a white dhoti and a gold pendant on a white cord, raises a long brass horn to his lips. A second bare-chested man beside him, wearing a rudraksha mala, also holds a brass horn. Behind them, more shirtless men play horns, and a large red cloth with gold border blurs across the right foreground. Brass pots sit on the steps.

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Outdoor temple scene at a stone step area with dark polished stone shivalingam-style pillars. Two shirtless men in white dhotis sit on red steps, each raising a golden conch-like horn to their lips. The man on the left wears a gold chain necklace; the man on the right wears a rudraksha mala and gold chain. Behind them, more seated men in white and a red flag with gold trim fill the frame. Brass vessels sit on the steps. A red cloth in the foreground blurs the right side of the frame.2016-12-03Outdoor photograph of men performing a ritual at a riverside ghat with stone steps. Three bare-chested men in white dhotis sit beside black stone lingams on tiered platforms, each holding a brass horn-shaped vessel, the nearest raising his to his mouth. A bearded man on the right wears dark glasses and a rudraksha-style necklace. Brass pots sit on the steps, and a red flag stands at upper right. Behind a metal railing, a large crowd of onlookers, many women in colourful saris, watches from the steps. No identifiable a person figure is visible among the ritual participants.2016-12-03July 03 20172017-07-03 +1 copiesOutdoor Rudra Abhishekam scene with many devotees seated in rows on red-painted steps behind black stone shivalingams on square black pedestals. Several men, mostly bare-chested with white dhotis, blow long brass horns (ram's-horn style trumpets) toward the lingams. A woman in a cream sari with a gold-rimmed border sits at left, holding a brass horn, beside a brass oil lamp with a flame. Brass pots and a brass bowl sit at the lower left. One man in the centre wears a rudraksha-style brown bead necklace and has a shaved head with white hair. Background shows more participants, some in white, and a blurred crowd.2016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09A photograph of a Rudrabhishekam ritual at several black stone Shivalingams on round yoni-style bases. Priests in white dhotis with gold-bordered yellow edges sit bare-chested and wear rudraksha malas. Several hold long brass horns or conch-like vessels and pour liquid over the lingams, which glisten with water. Behind them, other priests in white and an orange-clad figure sit among brass kalasha pots. A pink flower rests on one lingam. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable among the priests.2017-07-03 +1 copiesOutdoor Rudra abhishekam ritual on red-tiered steps lined with many black stone shivalingams on pedestals. Three men in front are bare-chested or in white dhotis, pouring from gold-coloured vessels; the man at left smiles and holds a gold cup, the centre man wears a rudraksha mala and white sacred ash, and the right man pours from a gold vessel. Behind them, rows of people in white traditional clothes and a few in teal and pink sit and hold gold vessels, with red flags and gold trishula-topped poles visible at upper right. Offerings and gold bowls lie on the lower steps.2016-12-02December 03 20162016-12-03December 03 20162016-12-03Outdoor ritual photo of a Rudra Abhishekam with rows of black stone Shiva lingams on red-tiered steps. Several men in white dhotis sit with golden horns (kombu) raised to their lips, one bare-chested with a rudraksha mala and a vibhuti forehead mark. Behind them, women in white and green saris and a woman in teal sit among the devotees. Golden kalasha pots and small offerings lie at the front.2016-12-02Many men in white dhotis with gold borders sit in rows on red stone steps, each performing abhishekam on a black lingam placed in a round stone yoni basin strewn with pink and white flowers. Several devotees hold up long cylindrical brass or horn vessels pouring liquid, and a shirtless man at left has white ash marks on his body. Oil lamps glow in the background, and some men wear rudraksha malas and white tilak on their foreheads. No single person is identifiable as a person; all visible participants appear to be devotees or priests.2017-05-24A photograph of a tiered red stone stepped ghat lined with rows of black stone shivalinga-style pedestals and brass oil lamps. Several bare-chested men in white dhotis and rudraksha malas sit on the steps performing a ritual; one in the foreground in dark trousers and a white cloth over his shoulder holds a small object and sits near the front, while another in a white dhoti lights or tends a flame. A red flag on a pole stands at right beside a white metal railing and green hose. Smoke or haze rises in the warm morning light. No figure is clearly identifiable as the a person, and the scene shows only ritual participants and devotees seated on the steps.2016-12-19